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. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1903 T. W. HAYNIE 6L E. G. HALL.

FISH TRAP. APPLIOATIOKN FILED Nov. a, 1902.

UNITED STATES Patented June 9, 1903.

PATENT OEEICE.

THOMAS WILLIAM IIAYNIE, OFTIBITHA, AND EDWARD GOLDSBOROUGH HALL, OFLYNHAMS, VIRGINIA.

FISH-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,647, dated J' une9, 1903. lApplication led NovemherS, 1902'. Serial No. 129,972. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that we, THOMAS WILLIAM HAYNIE, residing at Tibitha, andEDWARD GOLDsBoEoUeH- HALL, residing at Lynhams, in the county ofNorthumberland and State of Virginia, citizens of the United States,have invented certain new randuseful Improvements in Fish-Traps--and wedo hereby-declare the following` to be a full, clear,-and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in fish-traps of thatgeneral class in which the iish are guided into pounds4 by lead-netsextending from the shore-line.

In all pound-nets the length of the lead is limited, as it has beensatisfactorily proven that the increase in .length of lead does notresult in a corresponding increase in the catch. The length of lead withwhich the bestresults are accomplished is usually about one hundredfathoms, and it is necessary to place a pound or trap at the end of thelead or at each hundred fathoms. This necessitates considerable extraexpense both in the length of net and in setting and working the same.

' which the initial vare so arranged as to dis.-

charge into second false leads, and all leading into final traps and aterminal pound.

A further object of the invention is to construct a trap in which theleads areso disposed as to guide the iish into the pounds from eitherdirection, the trap being effective in both directions of tidal flowwithout any alteration or adjustment.

A still further object of the invention is to so arrange the` main andfalse leads as to prevent the passage of lish between the leads inpassing up or down stream by the provision of false pounds and auxiliarywings.

A still further object of the invention is to provide smallcollecting-pounds as auxiliaries to the main pound, so that the fish maybe collected without disturbing the main pound,

thusV leaving room for the fish caught on successive tides. v Y

With these and other objects in view, as will appear When the nature ofthe device is more fully disclosed, the invention consists in the'novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, it being understood that various changes may be made inthe size and proportions of the various parts without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of our invention. n

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of the fish-trapconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar viewdrawn to a somewhat larger scale and illustrating a slight modification.Fig. 2n is a detail perspective view illustrating the funnel. Fig. 3 isa detail perspective view of one of the collectors detached. Fig.4 is aplan View illustrating a further modification of the invention, and Fig.5 is a side ela- `vation showing the relative position of the collectorsto the main pound.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate correspondingparts in the several figures of the drawings. f

The main leader l is anupright net supported by suitable piles or stakes2 and extends outward from the-shore-line for any de- 'sired distance,usually onehundred fathoms.

At this point theusual practice is to place a pound; but in the-presentinstance this main leader extends partly within two false leaders 3,spaced from each other to form a passage for fish which have beendirectedthereinto by the main leader. lThel ends ofthe false leadersdiverge at a slight angle and are thence turned to form false pounds 4,and the extreme ends of the false leaders-terminate in alinement withthe 'end of the main leader A. The arrangement is such as to form aheart in which the iish are kept by the false pound, and there is littledanger of the fish escaping. The fish striking the main leader fromeither direction are directed into the narrow passage between the falseleaders and from thence into a second heart 6, having similar falsepounds 7. The fish, which may strike the outer sides of the falseleaders 3 from both directions, will also be guided into the heart 6,and in this way the eective length of the leaders may be double that incommon use with but small expense and without adding l to the labor. Theheart 6 has a dischargemouth leading into a smaller heart S, havingfalse pounds 9, and the last heart leads to the main pound 10. The mainpound may be of any suitable dimensions, and the fish may be gatheredtherefrom in the usual manner. The gathering of fish from the main poundis, however, objectionable, as the fish are disturbed and frightenentering fish away, while many of the fish are gilled and loss isoccasioned and the net often broken when the gilled fish are attacked byothers. To prevent this, we employ a plurality of small collectors 11,arranged on three sides of the main pound.

These collectors are each inthe form of cubes or other suitable shapeclosed at the bottom and open at the top and of a depth equal to aboutone-third or one-half of the depth of the water in which they are fishedand in com-l munication with the pound through freelyflexible funnels l2of sufficient length to allow the collector to be raised tothe top ofthe water without disturbing the main pound, and in raising thecollectors to the top of the water the flexible funnel closes to preventthe escape of fish back to the main pound.

In Fig. 2 the arrangement of the parts is the same, with the exceptionof the connection of the'last heart with the pound. In this case afunnel l5 is employed, through which the fish are guided into the pound.

In order to further lessen the risk of loss of fish, the hearts may beprovided with false wings 16, as indicated in Fig. 4:. In this case theinner lines of the false pounds are extended, as shown, to form falsepounds or pockets 17.

vThe advantages gained fromV the use of' av double leader are numerousand readily apparent to persons skilled in-this art. As the effectivelength of lead is increased, while employing but a single pound, thelabor is reduced and the yield is increased, owing to vthe fact that theiish striking either lead need which might otherwise escape from thelargermesh net of the pound, if thelatter be of the we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a fish-trap, a pound, a main leader, a

pair of false leaders starting at about the terminal line of the mainleader and disposed in general alinement with the same, said falseleaders being spaced apart to form a passage for the fish directedthereinto by the main leader and after the fish have passed the end ofthe main leader; substantially as described.

2. In a fish-trap, a pound, pair of spaced false leaders, a main leaderextending outwardly beyond the entrance to the false leaders andterminating with-in the entrance to the'false leaders, the outer ends ofsaid false leaders diverging and being turned to form false pounds;substantially as described.

3. In a fish-trap, a main pound, a heart leading thereinto, a secondheart discharging into the first, a pair of false leaders extendingwithinl the mouth of the second heart and spaced to form three passagesthereinto, said false leaders having divergent ends terminating in falsepounds,` and a main leader terminating at the entrance vend of the falseleaders; substantially as described.

4. In a fish-trap, a pound, a pair of'spaced false leaders, heartsdisposed between the discharge end of the false leaders and the pound,and a main leader terminating at the entrance end of the false leaders;substantially as described.

5. In a fish-trap, a pound, a'heart communicating therewith, spacedfalse leaders in communication with the heart and leaving three passagesthereinto, one on each side of the false leaders, and anotherbetween'them, and a'main leader terminating at the entrance ends of thefalse leaders; substantially as described. Y

6. In a fish-trap, a main pound, aplurality of small collectors havingopen tops and closed bottoms, elongated flexible funnels extendingbetweenthe pound and the collectors to thereby permit the collection offish without disturbing the main pound, and supporting means for thecollectors; substantially as described.

In ltestimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS WILLIAM HAYNIE. EDWARD GOLDSBOROUGH HALL.

Vitnesses:

J. A. PALMER, Jr., A. JETT EDWARDS.

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